Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 42.3% cheaper than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 42.9% less for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.10
CVE539.13
|
$2.65
SOS1,514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
CVE513.46
|
$4.67
SOS2,667
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
CVE227.90
|
$0.81
SOS462
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
CVE125.82
|
$0.51
SOS292
|
|
pay 30.0% less for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
CVE265.32
|
$0.97
SOS556
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.73
CVE710.46
|
$1.96
SOS1,119
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.01
CVE529.64
|
$5.93
SOS3,389
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
CVE296.26
|
$2.21
SOS1,262
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
CVE347.60
|
$2.67
SOS1,527
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
CVE170.06
|
$1.73
SOS987
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
CVE123.15
|
$0.88
SOS505
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
CVE147.50
|
$1.32
SOS752
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
CVE207.09
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
CVE112.96
|
$0.60
SOS343
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
CVE91.61
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
pay 45.7% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CVE681.64
|
$4.12
SOS2,356
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.28
CVE2,669.98
|
$25.00
SOS14,288
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,080,741.14
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,286,125
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.51
CVE2,272.05
|
$7.43
SOS4,248
|
|
pay 47.2% less for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.24
CVE6,045.95
|
$30.62
SOS17,502
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.70
CVE50,245.82
|
$160.00
SOS91,440
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.12
CVE36,981.52
|
$93.33
SOS53,340
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.76
CVE10,219.77
|
$94.31
SOS53,900
|
|
pay 66.6% less for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.23
CVE14,389.19
|
$55.21
SOS31,552
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,824.32
CVE298,318.43
|
$742.50
SOS424,339
|
|
pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.70
CVE284.97
|
$7.00
SOS4,000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
CVE189.87
|
$1.24
SOS706
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE462.11
|
$1.34
SOS769
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.16
CVE4,663.90
|
$30.00
SOS17,145
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.78
CVE821.53
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
|
pay 61.9% less for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
CVE4,877.84
|
$18.61
SOS10,636
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.75
CVE4,621.11
|
$23.11
SOS13,208
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.36
CVE9,755.68
|
$25.89
SOS14,796
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.83
CVE15,403.71
|
$45.78
SOS26,162
|
|
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